How to Create & Manage Exams?

Modified on Mon, 29 Jul, 2024 at 6:37 PM

How to create and manage exams

For: admins

Prerequisites

Questions in the question bank for the subjects and topics you want to test.

Create an exam — 2 steps

Go to Exam Management > Exam Creation and click New Exam. Click Walkthrough at any time for a guided tour of the page.

Step 1 — General settings

Tab	Settings
Basic	Copy an existing exam schema (start from a previous exam's template); Save this exam as a schema; Exam name (max 100 characters); Allow instant score view; Allow candidates to review the exam; Exam type (objective, subjective or both); Auto-evaluate answers (where enabled); Exam year and month; Duration of exam (minutes); Negative marking and negative marks per wrong answer.
Question Type	Separate timer for each question and time per question (seconds) — see Timer for each question; Unique questions for each candidate (randomise); Shuffle questions.
Proctoring	Enable remote proctoring; capture candidate audio; capture candidate screen; capture candidate photo and photo capture interval (minimum 15 seconds).
Advanced	Allow question navigation; Exam schedule type (Flexi, Fixed, or Flexi with Fixed Exam Time); Conduct exam in multiple languages (primary, secondary, tertiary language; let the candidate choose the language before starting).

Click Next.

Step 2 — Select subjects

Under Selection criteria, choose Subject, Topic, Question type and Difficulty level (plus Exam category, paragraph-based options and other filters where relevant).
Click Get marks details. Question availability shows the available questions grouped by marks per question (decimal marks are shown where used).
Enter Questions to include for each group, and optionally Compulsory questions, then click Add selection. Repeat for other subjects or topics.
Check Your selections (remove any row with the delete icon) and enter the Passing marks for exam.
Click Generate exam.

The exam list

Each exam row has:

Edit — greyed out while the exam is in use, for example when it has an active schedule or assigned candidates. Deactivate the schedule to edit again.
Details (view all settings), Instruction (add or edit exam instructions), Preview.
Config — Advanced Configuration (below).
Delete — see How to delete an exam.
More actions (three dots): Question Paper, Q.P. with Answer, Answersheet.

Advanced Configuration

Click Config on an exam row. Settings are grouped into Basic, Proctoring, Advanced and Section tabs, and every option has an info (i) hint. Highlights:

Basic: exam name and code, randomise / shuffle, negative marking, review and instant score, time-remaining reminder, show marks per question, passing marks.
Proctoring: photo capture and interval, AI-based proctoring, remote proctoring, audio recognition, audio and screen capture.
Advanced: calculator, question navigation, answer option shuffling, max window-switch alerts, certificate, Excel scratch pad, ranking dashboard, feedback form, re-attempts, exam-wise logo, Allow Clear Response, Upload Question Paper / Document (PDF, max 30 MB — view or remove after upload), Conduct subjective part of exam with file upload only, and Conduct exam with sections.
Section: section type, per-section time, negative marks and shuffle — see Section-wise exams.

When a question paper document is uploaded, candidates can open it during the exam from the QP icon at the bottom right.

Next steps

Schedule the exam: Assign a schedule to batches or to individual candidates.
Preview it: How to preview an online exam.
Build with AI: Gen AI Exam Creation. Skill-based tests: Skill Assessment creation.

Need help? Email [email protected] with your institute name, the exam or question ID and a screenshot. You can also connect over phone or schedule a meeting.